WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Grants-in-aid

P.L. 110-351, The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3.75

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6893 would amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption....

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S. 1007, The United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.56

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1007 would direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment....

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S. 2779, A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2779 would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects....

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S. 3682, The Small Business Energy Innovation Act of 2008

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3682 would provide incentives to small business concerns for innovative energy-efficient technologies and products....

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S. 3676, The Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3676 would support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel....

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S. 3660, The Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3660 would amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, and it would encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes....

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S. 2875, The Gray Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2875 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide grants to designated States and tribes to carry out programs to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves and other predator species or to compensate landowners for livestock loss due to predation....

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S. 3639, The Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Dangerous Lead Exposures Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill to protect pregnant women and children from dangerous lead exposures....

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S. 3608, The Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3608 would establish a Salmon Stronghold Partnership program to protect wild Pacific salmon....

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S. 1816, The National Women's Rights History Project Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.06

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1816 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage....

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P.L. 110-380, A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3597 would provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009....

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S. 3579, The National Silver Alert Act

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3579 would encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, and it would authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults....

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S. 3573, The Promoting Innovations to 21st Century Careers Act

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3573 would establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers....

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S. 3588, The Healthy Food for Healthy Lives Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3588 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to hospitals and other nonprofit inpatient healthcare institutions, Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and other social service programs for the acquisition of local nutritious agricultural products....

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S. 3551, An original bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3551 would amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act....

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S. 3555, The National Lighthouse Stewardship Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3555 would establish a pilot program to provide for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic lighthouses....

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H.R. 6981, To make technical corrections to section 4406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6981 would make technical corrections to section 4406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008....

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H.R. 1771, The Crane Conservation Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.17

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1771 would assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes....

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H.R. 5235, The Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.03

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5235 would establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission....

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S. 3513, The Renovation Rule Improvement Act of 2008

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3513 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations relating to lead-based paint hazards, lead-contaminated dust, and lead-contaminated soil....

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S. 3492, The Resource Family Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3492 would amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure States follow best policies and practices for supporting and retaining foster parents and to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to improve the empowerment, leadership, support, training, recruitment, and retention of foster care, kinship care, and adoptive parents....

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S. 3487, The Serve America Act

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3487 would amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service....

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P.L. 110-404, The Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3477 would amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence....

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S. 3475, The Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 2008

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3475 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require manufacturers of bottled water to submit annual reports....

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S. 3465, The RESPONDER Act of 2008

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3465 would reserve certain proceeds from the auction of spectrum, including the auction of the D-block of spectrum, for use to provide interoperable devices to public safety personnel....

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